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Genre: Indie

Hellbound

Build update v1.1.2 ⚙️

Warriors from the Underworld! How have you been?

As I mentioned you in the 2020 recap video, during the first months of this 2021 I have been dedicating most of my time to build the physical rewards we promised from our Kickstarter.

But even so, I managed to continue working on fixes and improvements for the game. Among other stuff, the game now has...


  • Full Controller Support with keybindings and configuration settings 🎮




  • Loading background images for tally screens on mission replays:




  • Configuration menus recreated and improved in their navigation:




  • The artbook from Mayhem Pack (DLC) with new pages and definition:




And many other things, from bug fixes to general adjustments, you can see in the list from below 👇

Hoping to have more news soon. Cheers from Saibot Studios!


Tobías Rusjan


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CHANGELOG HELLBOUND v1.1.2

New Features:

  • Full controller support with keybindings and configuration settings: separated x-y sensitivity; toogles for invert look, vibration and move states by holding down keys

Bug fixes:

  • Pygon enemies sometimes freeze after loading a saved game or after spawning
  • Missing secondary bindings for Next Weapon, Previous Weapon and Switch POV Side (now [Q] key as default)
  • Interval text "Entering Ground Zero" removed after finishing campaign
  • Entering back and forth between campaign replays and survival arenas used to remove levels from the lists
  • Total ammo of weapons Indolora and Rocket Launcher was showing only one at a time in HUD
  • Country flags were not showing after finishing a campaign replay or a survival arena
  • Clipping wall on last switch at campaign level 1 The Resistance
  • Getting stuck on walls at last room from campaign level 1 The Resistence
  • Hellgore's statue clipping to catacombs at campaign level 3 The Heroes' Cemetery
  • Castle door switch not working after closing the door from level 4 Dead Forest
  • Secret heart item can be reached through closed secret door at campaign level 5 Flying Souls
  • Secret soul was opening another secret door when pickup at campaign level 5 Flying Souls
  • Clipping eye on walls inside the theater hallways at campaign level 5 Flying Souls
  • Loading a checkpoint from the main elevator make bottom enemies disappear at campaign level 7 Endless Hive
  • Replaying campaign level 8 The Core doesn't allow you to go back to main menu in tally screen

Improvements:

  • Win screen for campaign replays now shows the cover of each level as background, instead of the roadmap
  • Quick load key (F9) now shows a confirmation window before loading
  • Restart Level option added to all in-game menus
  • Options available from Lose and Win Screens
  • Menus redone entirely: selecting flow, centered configuration screens, fadings, sound effects
  • Moving with arrow keys in all menus, including sound effects feedback for every movement
  • "Survival level unlocked" pop up redone and placed correctly when return to main menu options
  • Continue option removed after finishing campaign
  • Added informative text about playing the campaign to unlock stages for survival and campaign (replays)
  • Survival "stages" are now called "arenas", and now you can also get access to the sub-menu from start
  • Confirmation windows buttons now work when you release the click/key, instead of instantly touch it
  • Sound effect concurrency reduced in menus skull-selection to avoid saturation
  • Total ammo in HUD is now displayed centered, in two columns and shows "----" when there's no ammo left
  • Tooltips and interact messages with keycodes updated with gamepad buttons
  • Current level stats now appear on new campaigns after finishing it once, also 100% stats turn green color
  • "Press fire key" messages changed to "Any key" to allow keyboard and controller inputs
  • Trying to escape from the death screen using keyboard or gamepad now shows the exit confirmation window
  • Sliders from configuration settings focused directly for faster changes
  • Pop-up message added when trying to quick save during campaign survivals
  • Fixed collision issues in secret stairs at castle from level 4 Dead Forest
  • Sound effects added to main hall elevator and secret door at campaign level 5 Flying Souls
  • Avoid climbing to secret from top tunnel at campaign level 5 Flying Souls
  • Last game checkpoint at campaign level 8 The Core moved before the boss confrontation
  • Logo back to basics

Mayhem Pack (DLC) - Artbook:

  • New pages: introduction, level 5 Flying Souls, ending
  • All pages are now in Ultra Wide resolution at 3440x1440 pixels
  • Numerations added to most of the pages
  • A lot of tweaks on different images, like color correction and rescales

2020 Recap Video 🤓

Hello, everybody! And happy new year!

We have a 2020 recap video for you, including all you need to know about Hellbound, The Black Heart and the future of Saibot Studios. Check it out!

https://youtu.be/4XNlS8nNaNQ

And don't forget the end-of-the-year sales for all of our titles:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/753590/Hellbound/

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1431780/The_Black_Heart/

https://store.steampowered.com/app/383930/Doorways_Holy_Mountains_of_Flesh/

https://store.steampowered.com/app/311250/Doorways_The_Underworld/

https://store.steampowered.com/app/248470/Doorways_Prelude/

Thank you once again for your awesome support. Have you all an amazing 2021!

Tobias Rusjan

Hellbound is 50% OFF! 🎄

Soldiers from Hell! How are you?

We hope you guys are having an incredible end of the year 😎

During this weeks we´re participating in the Steam discounts with 50% OFF:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/753590/Hellbound/

And don´t forget about the Mayhem Pack: DLC with art and music!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1461510/Hellbound__Mayhem_Pack/

f you didn´t have them already or if you want to gift them to someone special, now it´s the right time!

Cheers and have an amazing start of 2021!

Tobías

🔥 Hellbound: Flying Souls Update (v1.1.1) 🔥



Major Update: Flying Souls (v1.1.1) 🌋



HELLo, soldiers of Hell! How have you been?

We’ve been in overdrive preparing things for the end of the year and have some explosive new stuff for you! Are you ready? Check this out!

https://youtu.be/1Jc_yza1upM
Since we released the update in August, at Saibot Studios we have been working non-stop fixing bugs, improving the game in general, and at the same time creating new content. So we bring you...


  • Flying Souls: The true new level 5 of the campaign. The most complex and varied scenario of all: with indoor and outdoor confrontations and with the highest amount of secrets: 10 (SPOILER: 3 of which are almost-impossible and combined); and aesthetically SHOCKING: a floating island in the clouds, with two huge rings rotating around it.

  • Pygon: a completely new enemy that’s different from all the rest. It flies, spits energy balls that deal area damage, and teleports to dodge your attacks. We also added this creature to the next levels, so we recommend re-playing them as well.

  • Ground Zero: We recreated the classic Survival Mode scenario that we launched back in 2018 in the new version of the game, and we included it both in the original game (optional) and in the campaign. Among many other improvements compared to the classic, the new one has high-quality textures, new and improved 3D models, character ragdolls, bloodstains on the stage, new animations and visual effects for weapons, remastered music, Hellgore character voices, and much more!




Doing all this was an investment that was not in the plans. Our Publisher Nimble Giant supported our development until the August release and we are grateful for that. Although both teams were very proud of the product we achieved, the sales results were not as expected.

We at Saibot then decided to go one step further and invest what little money we had left to continue improving and expanding the game, thus giving Hellbound the closure it deserves. Unfortunately, we are far from the game recouping its investment or for us to see any revenue in sales and thus be able to continue expanding the game even more.

That is why this update that we bring you today is a gift for all of you who have been supporting us, so that you can enjoy even a little more of this crazy project that was so important to us. It won't be as big a gameplay extension as you expected, but this is because our vision (commercially flawed probably) was always focused on making a small, high-quality product in all aspects of the game by adding tons of handcrafted details in each scene, enemy, item, weapon, etc. That was always our main objective; in addition to (of course) invoking the spirit of the classic FPS that we are so passionate about.

Each level of the campaign took us between 3 and 4 months of hard work, with an incredible development team of 6 people (of which only 4 were full time). The levels are built by hand, without any type of pattern or modular objects like tiles. This makes everything look more varied and organic, which was what we wanted; instead of repeated and simple.



We’re taking this update as an opportunity to say goodbye to Saibot's current team as we will not be in a financial position to continue supporting the team until further notice. Next year a new phase will begin for everyone, with new journeys, opportunities and new projects.

Thanks again to everyone who supported us, these past 5 years have been truly AMAZING, we grew SO MUCH and built something GREAT together.


We leave you with screenshots of the new content, we hope you like it as much as we do.

Cheers from the unstoppable team at Saibot Studios!

Tobías Rusjan


Campaign level Flying Souls:








Survival Mode Remaster level Ground Zero:





Tomorrow... 😈

DOOM turns 27 and we have a present! 😈

Just another day like today but in 1993, the true father of FPS was born and it was called DOOM.

So here's our present! Originally created by our talented teammate Fernando Muzzio for the 25th anniversary of DOOM:



And we want to take this opportunity to tell you to GET READY! A big update is coming next week for Hellbound, so stay tuned! ːhellonː

Cheers!

Tobias and the team at Saibot Studios

News, Soundtrack Award and Discount! 😎

HELLo demon killers! How are you doing?

We're super busy working on new content for the game, and we want to have it ready next month for the end of this INFERNAL YEAR 😈


In the meantime, we want to invite you to vote for the Hellbound's Soundtrack in the Steam Awards!

Composed by our lovely and talented teammate David Levill, and with invited titans Christian Fernando Perucchi and Federico Ágreda "Zardonic", the music of Hellbound is a huge part of what we have created here and we think it deserves a recognition 🤘

If you didn't listened to it outside the game, you can get the high quality version in the Mayhem Pack:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1461510/Hellbound__Mayhem_Pack/
Or you can also play it on Spotify or iTunes.


In other news, the Steam Autumn Sales have just started and Hellbound is currently 35% OFF! So if didn't get the game yet or want to give it away to a friend of yours, now is the right time!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/753590/Hellbound/

Great new content is coming soon, guys... Stay tuned!

Tobías Rusjan

Mayhem Pack (DLC) 🎃

Warriors from the underworld! How are you?

Today we have something special for you. We have been working on new content for the game (news are coming soon on that too), and also this thing right here: THE MAYHEM PACK!

It’s the first DLC of Hellbound with exclusive material from the game:




The Mayhem Pack includes:

Artbook: 100 page PDF with concept art, illustrations and development commentaries from art directors Fernando Muzzio and Viktor Ahmed

Soundtrack: 10 extended version songs from Hellbound, composed by David Levill. Including classic Ready to Die, Soul Breaker (ft. Christian Perucchi) and Hell & Gore (by Federico Ágreda "Zardonic"). Full tracklist:




Besides the super cool images created by great artists, the Artbook also includes years of interesting development content, and never before seen parts of the Hellbound story that can’t be found in-game-Don’t miss it!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1461510/Hellbound__Mayhem_Pack/

Check out some of the Artbook’s content below!

And since we’re on Halloween, both the DLC and the game are on sale!


Cheers from the team at Saibot Studios!

Tobías Rusjan


Artbook previews:










Trading Cards! 🃏🎴🀄️

Hello there! How are you doing?

We're currently working on various things that we're going to reveal you very soon...

In the meantime, Trading Cards are live!




This is the work of our talented teammate Fernando Muzzio, who was in charge of the design of all characters and weapons for the game (among other stuff). Here's a look to the full version of the cards:








You're going to receive some of the cards by playing, and others exchanging them with the community. And when you have completed the set, you can combine it to level up and get some awesome Steam Profile Backgrounds and Emoticons of Hellbound. Don't miss them!!


More news are coming in the next weeks, stay tuned and take care!

Tobías Rusjan

The Black Heart is alive! 👹

Hello everybody! How are you?

The Black Heart, the fighting game created by Andrés Borghi, is now available on Steam!




Current Early Access version includes:

  • The 6 main characters ready to fight 🎃💀👁🐍🕷💃
  • The first 2 chapters of the Story Mode (Hashi and Noroko)
  • Texts available both in English and Spanish
  • Full controller support
  • Versus and Survival Modes for single-player and local multi-player



https://store.steampowered.com/app/1431780/The_Black_Heart/

Time for the massacre... Share the news if you like it, thank you!

Tobías Rusjan from Saibot Studios